Electrogenic glutamate transporters in the CNS: Molecular mechanism, pre-steady-state kinetics, and their impact on synaptic signaling

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Grewer, C ^a   Rauen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

EAAC1; Excitatory amino acid transporter; Glutamate; Glutamate transporter; Molecular mechanism; Pre steady state kinetics; Synapse

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXCITATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 17744363326     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-004-0731-6     Document Type: Review

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